One of Toowoomba CBD’s most popular night-life destinations could be snapped up within days after it was put on the market – ...

Australian Opal Direct has announced its natural Australian opal ring collection featuring rare gemstones from Queensland, ...

The NSW Government will update the regulatory framework for small-scale mining titles to deliver a safe and strong opal industry for miners, farmers and the local community. The NSW Government will ...

The NSW Government will update the regulatory framework for small-scale mining titles to deliver a safe and strong opal industry for miners, farmers and the local community. The NSW Government will ...

A union has slammed BMA for putting company profits ahead of workers safety after the supreme court upheld a decision to protect workers during dangerous lightning conditions. Resources Safety and ...

In the baked centre of the Australian outback a once-thriving - and wild - opal mining town stands abandoned in the red dirt, four years after it was forcibly shut down. Mintabie is about 1120km north ...

Opal found at Spencer Opal Mines in Eastern Idaho. Photo: Courtesy Spencer Opal Mines. The largest opal mine in Idaho continues to show why the state is coined ‘The Gem State.’ Opals are a type of ...

SAN FRANCISCO -- An explosion of new wildfires across Northern California is being linked to lightning, with more than 10,000 strikes across the state on Tuesday. At least one fire is burning homes in ...

Lightning strikes across California – more than 10,000 in the past 24 hours alone – have ignited dozens of fires, burning through a historic Gold Rush era mining town not far from Yosemite.

Firefighters are battling a series of wildfires that erupted in north-central California after thousands of lightning strikes were reported in the region, prompting evacuations and scorching buildings ...